The career path at Culver's can be somewhat lucrative depending on what your definition of lucrative is.

For me personally, lucrative is not just about pay but benefits as well.  What I have seen at Culver's so far is not that impressive.  When I started at the Sunset Culver's, I started at $7.25?HR.  I expected to start at minimum wage since this was my first job and I had no experience.  After a year, I received a raise of .50 cents to $7.75/HR.  After a year and half, I had enough of Sunset Culver's.  The manager there did not have any faith in me and it was time to move on.  With in a week of leaving there I was hired on at the Mukwonago Culver's. During my interview I requested to start at $7.75 based on my experience.  They reluctantly agreed;.  They like to hire their labor cheap and keep it that way.

I have been there for a year and half now and I am still at $7.75. My performance reviews have been above average each time and still no increase.  It's very frustrating since I have never missed a shift.  The excuse they give me is that I was started at a higher rate than others and that's why they can't give me more.  I can earn .25 cents more if I become a crew leader.  Being a crew leader means you are in charge of making sure everything is running smoothly.  It's a lot of responsibility for very little pay.  Currently, I am not able to pursue this further since I am cutting my shifts from 5 a week to about 2 in a month.  I am taking on full-time employment for the summer and keeping my hours at Culver's very part-time.

Some of the managers at Culver's have asked me if I would like to make this a career?  After you become a crew leader, then you go on to crew supervisor and then on to assistant manager.  You don't get much vacation and our Culver's requires you to take your vacation in full week increments.  I would hate that since sometimes you just want to take a long weekend.  There insurance is not that great either,  You have to work nights, weekends and holidays forever.  I think once I had a family that it would become old real quick.

I have learned a lot of dealing with people in my 3 + years at Culver's and am thankful for that.  Do I really want a career there?  My answer is not really.   If my automotive career does not work out I guess it's something to fall back on.